used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "In the snow for that wisecrack!" say Rod, and pushes Dill head first into a big drift.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "If we never take another coast, this was worth all the trouble we've been to...!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "In the snow for that wisecrack!" say Rod, and pushes Dill head first into a big drift.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "If we never take another coast, this was worth all the trouble we've been to...!"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Yeah," kids Dill, "but remember this ... the farther we slide, the farther we've got to walk back!"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "If we never take another coast, this was worth all the trouble we've been to...!"
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "In the snow for that wisecrack!" say Rod, and pushes Dill head first into a big drift.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yeah," kids Dill, "but remember this ... the farther we slide, the farther we've got to walk back!"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can see from this how good we're feeling.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading "If we never take another coast, this was worth all the trouble we've been to...!"
DillnounUS /dɪl/
aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning
From this reading "Yeah," kids Dill, "but remember this ... the farther we slide, the farther we've got to walk back!"
driftverbUS /drɪft/
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading "In the snow for that wisecrack!" say Rod, and pushes Dill head first into a big drift.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading "Yeah," kids Dill, "but remember this ... the farther we slide, the farther we've got to walk back!"
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading You can see from this how good we're feeling.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "In the snow for that wisecrack!" say Rod, and pushes Dill head first into a big drift.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "In the snow for that wisecrack!" say Rod, and pushes Dill head first into a big drift.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading You can see from this how good we're feeling.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading You can see from this how good we're feeling.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Yeah," kids Dill, "but remember this ... the farther we slide, the farther we've got to walk back!"
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "In the snow for that wisecrack!" say Rod, and pushes Dill head first into a big drift.
how
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From this reading You can see from this how good we're feeling.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If we never take another coast, this was worth all the trouble we've been to...!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In the snow for that wisecrack!" say Rod, and pushes Dill head first into a big drift.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "In the snow for that wisecrack!" say Rod, and pushes Dill head first into a big drift.
kidsnounUS /kɪdz/
plural of “kid” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "Yeah," kids Dill, "but remember this ... the farther we slide, the farther we've got to walk back!"
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "If we never take another coast, this was worth all the trouble we've been to...!"
Pete
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From this reading "Wow!" yells Pete.
pushesnounUS /ˈpʊʃəz/
plural of “push” — the act of applying force in order to move something away
From this reading "In the snow for that wisecrack!" say Rod, and pushes Dill head first into a big drift.
To recall to mind.
From this reading "Yeah," kids Dill, "but remember this ... the farther we slide, the farther we've got to walk back!"
RodnounUS /rɑːd/
a long thin implement made of metal or wood
From this reading "In the snow for that wisecrack!" say Rod, and pushes Dill head first into a big drift.
express in words
From this reading "In the snow for that wisecrack!" say Rod, and pushes Dill head first into a big drift.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You can see from this how good we're feeling.
slidenounUS /slaɪd/
a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
From this reading "Yeah," kids Dill, "but remember this ... the farther we slide, the farther we've got to walk back!"
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading "In the snow for that wisecrack!" say Rod, and pushes Dill head first into a big drift.
carry out
From this reading "If we never take another coast, this was worth all the trouble we've been to...!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "In the snow for that wisecrack!" say Rod, and pushes Dill head first into a big drift.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "If we never take another coast, this was worth all the trouble we've been to...!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "If we never take another coast, this was worth all the trouble we've been to...!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If we never take another coast, this was worth all the trouble we've been to...!"
a source of difficulty
From this reading "If we never take another coast, this was worth all the trouble we've been to...!"
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading "Yeah," kids Dill, "but remember this ... the farther we slide, the farther we've got to walk back!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "If we never take another coast, this was worth all the trouble we've been to...!"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "If we never take another coast, this was worth all the trouble we've been to...!"
we're
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From this reading You can see from this how good we're feeling.
we've
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From this reading "If we never take another coast, this was worth all the trouble we've been to...!"
wisecrackverbUS /ˈwaɪzkræk/
make a comment, usually ironic
From this reading "In the snow for that wisecrack!" say Rod, and pushes Dill head first into a big drift.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading "If we never take another coast, this was worth all the trouble we've been to...!"
WownounUS /waʊ/
a joke that seems extremely funny
From this reading "Wow!" yells Pete.
YeahadverbUS /jæ/
not only so, but
From this reading "Yeah," kids Dill, "but remember this ... the farther we slide, the farther we've got to walk back!"
yellsnounUS /jelz/
plural of “yell” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading "Wow!" yells Pete.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can see from this how good we're feeling.
